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Paul Hill
Photography
Paul Hill
Photography


Azores and Madeira - the land days
During the recent cruise to the Azores and Madeira, we were able to take advantage of port days to explore the islands and see the...
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Oct 32 min read
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Azores and Madeira - at sea
I have recently returned from another trip with Ocean Wildlife Encounters as a Guest Lecturer and sharing the wildlife seen whilst...
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Oct 31 min read
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An Iceland Trilogy
In June, July and August, I made three trips to Iceland, on board Fred.Olsen Cruise lines MS Balmoral and MS Bolette vessels, as a Guest...
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Sep 75 min read
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Seabird City
Bempton Cliffs RSPB Reserve in East Yorkshire, is one of my favourite photographic destinations. The 400 foot high white chalk cliffs...
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May 301 min read
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Dragonfly Diaries
This year I have decided to set myself the target of trying to photograph all the species of Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)...
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May 174 min read
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Between the Legs
I have just returned from almost five weeks as Guest Lecturer on Fred.Olsen Cruise Liner Bolette as part of the Ocean Wildlife Encounters...
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Apr 265 min read
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Wonderful Wirral Waders
High spring tides on the Wirral over the last couple of days of February and first few days of March provided some excellent...
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Feb 283 min read
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Jay and Kingfisher
I've recently spent a couple of mornings in Roy Rimmer's "Jay" Hide near Chorley. Meeting at Roy's house I then followed him to a...
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Nov 30, 20241 min read
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Botswana - Black and White
Julia and I, along with good friends Paul and Claire Lloyd, have just returned from a two week safari in Botswana. Two weeks under...
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Oct 7, 20242 min read
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One Good Tern
Most years we try and get at least one trip to Anglesey for a long weekend, trying to time it so we can watch Risso's Dolphins off Point...
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Aug 6, 20244 min read
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On the Level
Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve Julia and I have just completed a week in Somerset on the Avalon Marshes. This expanse of land,...
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Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Burton Mere Wetlands - for more than just birds
Burton Mere Wetlands are best known for their birds, naturally it’s an RSPB Reserve. But it supports much more. Graham, the Site...
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Jul 2, 20242 min read
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Seabird City
Most years, Julia and I try and get a trip into Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire to take in the sight, sounds and smells of one of...
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Jun 12, 20242 min read
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Ultima Frontiera - Ultimate Photography: Days Five and Six
Day Five Today was a "free day" with no hides allocated. Julia and I decided to use one of the electric buggies to venture a bit further...
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May 25, 20242 min read
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Ultima Frontiera - Ultimate Photography: Days Three and Four
Day Three A rest from the hides this morning with a boat excursion to some of the inner lakes of the Danube Delta. With just eight of us...
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May 24, 20242 min read
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Ultima Frontiera - Ultimate Photography - Days One and Two
This year, instead of going to Finland to photograph Brown Bears, we headed to Romania and the Ultima Frontiera Nature Reserve on the...
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May 24, 20244 min read
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Eastward Bound
A cold start this morning as I headed towards the Cheshire / Derbyshire border to try and make the most of the morning weather. My...
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Apr 26, 20242 min read
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Shropshire Photography Hides
A couple of weeks ago I visited the excellent Willow Reflection Pool Hide run by Mike Dunlevy (https://www.mikedunlevy.co.uk/willow-refl...
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Apr 22, 20241 min read
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Rear Curtain Flash
The default setting on most cameras is for the flash to fire when the front curtain opens and freeze the action. However there are times...
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Apr 2, 20241 min read
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Weekend Photography
The last few days has seen me keeping an eye on the Dippers and also making a couple of trips to Burton Mere Wetlands. On Thursday and...
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Mar 17, 20241 min read
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